For anyone who read my old blog, you know that the Santa Fe Shawl has been an ongoing project for some time now. It was a knit-a-long with Bron (see her link on my sidebar -- Bron's Blog II). The knitting stopped for a while in March when my life took an unexpected "detour." Bron graciously agreed to put the project on hold until I was ready to pick it back up. If you read her blog, you will realize that she has lots of other projects to keep her busy! Recently, I dug the shawl back out of its knitting bag. It is a birthday present for my mother-in-law whose birthday is this month. I really wanted to get it done. I contacted Bron who gave me the nod to go ahead. Alas, she is not completely happy with her Santa Fe Shawl and is not sure if she will complete it or send it to the frogpond. I await the verdict on its fate in one of her future blog entries. I finished knitting the shawl yesterday. I gave it a bath an stretched it out on the blocking board. Easier said than done! The directions warn that there will be a bit of a battle with this shawl, and they are not kidding! But I won, and the largest piece of the shawl is blocked to a perfect 24" X 48". Today it is the smaller piece's turn. Once blocked, I will sew the two pieces together in an "L" shape and then crochet on the beads along the edges. I promise pictures of the completed shawl! So, there will be another finished project on my sidebar soon!
2 comments:
I can't wait to see your finished results! Hope things are getting better for you!
Ooooh! Congrats! I can't wait to see your finished shawl. I should probably finish mine - if it doesn't suit me I can probably find someone to give it to. :) Hope things are getting better for you - it's good to "hear" from you again!
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